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Hensley Mountain

Hensley Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hensley Mountain rises to 965 m in North Carolina. Green Ridge Knob stands 1,480 m to the northeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 6.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31627020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
965 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.00761, -82.65736

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 45
Waterfalls: 29
  • Trillium Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Margarette Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Pete's Branch Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Camp Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Moye Rest: 6.3 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 6.9 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 12.7 mi
  • McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 14.4 mi
  • Valentine Sevier Home: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
Museums: 13
  • Doak House Museum: 13.0 mi
  • David Crockett Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 13.9 mi
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 14.4 mi
  • City Garage Car Museum: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Overlook Access: 10.8 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 12.5 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 13.5 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Rock Bridge: 21.0 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 21.0 mi
  • Friends: 21.0 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 21.0 mi
  • Stream: 21.0 mi
Springs: 3
Attractions: 3
  • French Broad Rafting: 12.0 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 18.9 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 24.2 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 24.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Hensley Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green Ridge KnobNE 37°1,480 m3.3 mi
Camp Creek BaldWNW 289°1,480 m3.4 mi
Gravel KnobNNE 24°1,478 m4.1 mi
Big ButtNNE 19°1,467 m4.3 mi
Little Bald MountainWNW 294°1,438 m3.5 mi
Wilson KnobNE 43°1,396 m6.6 mi
Sugarloaf KnobESE 114°1,393 m2.6 mi
Lick RockSE 126°1,393 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3816:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047566573767569584740
Precip in3.53.84.04.44.34.35.04.43.02.72.94.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greeneville EXP STN, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807618

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